Monday, Oct. 26, 1953
Scoreboard
P: With the falling leaves of October fell a notable number of football's undefeated teams. Resurgent Army toppled high-ranking Duke, 14-13; Stanford sidetracked Rose Bowl-bound U.C.L.A., 21-20; Rice lost in the last quarter to Southern Methodist. 12-7; and Syracuse lost in the last minute to underdog Penn State, 20-14. Some major powerhouses survived. Second-ranked Michigan State scored its 28th consecutive victory, 47-18, over Indiana; third-ranked Maryland whipped undefeated North Carolina. 26-0; top-rated Notre Dame rallied to beat Pittsburgh. 23-14; and Georgia Tech stretched its unbeaten streak to 31, crushing Auburn, 36-6, and setting up what promises to be the game of the year this week: Notre Dame v. Georgia Tech. Most notable score: Navy 65, Princeton 7, the worst beating in Princeton history.
P:At New York's Jamaica race track, Veteran Jockey Earl Sande, 54, making a comeback after 21 years (TIME, Oct. 12), had his first winner in ten rides, a come-from-behind finish on a longshot (13-1) named Miss Weesie. In the winner's circle, with the cheers of the crowd ringing in his ears. Oldster Sande unabashedly let the tears run down his cheeks.
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